During the Zhenguan period, a bizarre case of damage to an ancient painting given by the emperor tied up Shen Yu, the prime minister of Dali Temple who advocated absolute rationality, and Su Wanqing, a female official from the Ministry of Industry who had the power of "microscopic insight." One believes in laws and regulations, the other believes in the "language" of artifacts. Two people with conflicting ideas are forced to work together to break through the fog. What they faced was not only a sophisticated crime, but also an intricate undercurrent in the court and a shocking past event that was deliberately sealed.
